Compared to last week: A very large offering of yearling steers and heifers sold on a very active market, steers and heifers too lightly tested last week to make a good, accurate price comparison. Steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone, heavy rains last week have made for very muddy and soft ground conditions which had an effect on the calf market here today. Many long strings of high quality yearling steers and heifers in the offering, one string of nearly 800 head, allowed buyers to make full feedyard pens of uniform cattle from one outfit, many other full load and multiple load lots offered. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to moderate plus, few light fleshed. The quality of calves was a little uneven, which created an uneven market as buyers are not willing to chase the market to buy a calf without fall preconditioning shots, carrying too much flesh, or just not top quality. The market was active on those top quality calves, less active on the others. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls 3.00 lower.
| Frame / muscle | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medium and Large 1-2 | 572 | 285.84 | 1,634 | 105 |
| Medium and Large 1 | 840 | 248.47 | 2,087 | 1,677 |
| Medium 1 | 562 | 248.00 | 1,394 | 18thin |
| Medium and Large 2 | 565 | 215.71 | 1,218 | 160 |
| Large 1 | 1,066 | 210.73 | 2,246 | 422 |
| Class | Grade | Dressing | Avg wt | $/cwt | $/head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls | — | Average | 1,982 | 109.84 | 2,177 | 11 |
| Cows | Breaker 75-80% | High | 1,532 | 109.42 | 1,676 | 19 |
| Cows | Boner 80-85% | Low | 1,483 | 89.70 | 1,331 | 9thin |
| Cows | Lean 85-90% | Average | 1,201 | 77.38 | 930 | 72 |
| Class | Weight | Grade / description | Avg wt | Price | Range | Per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 291 | 402.79/cwt | 395.00–415.00 | 1,172 | 10 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 299 | 350.00/cwt | 350.00–350.00 | 1,047 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 346 | 356.74/cwt | 335.00–365.00 | 1,234 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 351 | 255.00/cwt | 255.00–255.00 | 895 | 20 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed | 377 | 400.00/cwt | 400.00–400.00 | 1,508 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 379 | 357.07/cwt | 330.00–375.00 | 1,353 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 383 | 350.00/cwt | 350.00–350.00 | 1,341 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 403 | 320.00/cwt | 320.00–320.00 | 1,290 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fancy | 418 | 370.00/cwt | 370.00–370.00 | 1,547 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 422 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 928 | 30 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 440 | 332.95/cwt | 325.00–340.00 | 1,465 | 13 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 471 | 311.60/cwt | 280.00–335.00 | 1,468 | 56 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 482 | 310.00/cwt | 310.00–310.00 | 1,494 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 524 | 298.99/cwt | 292.50–312.50 | 1,567 | 32 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 543 | 206.00/cwt | 206.00–206.00 | 1,119 | 57 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 562 | 282.50/cwt | 282.50–282.50 | 1,588 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Medium 1 | 562 | 248.00/cwt | 248.00–248.00 | 1,394 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 564 | 212.50/cwt | 212.50–212.50 | 1,199 | 7 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 597 | 245.00/cwt | 245.00–245.00 | 1,463 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 616 | 226.67/cwt | 214.00–250.00 | 1,396 | 14 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 623 | 260.38/cwt | 250.00–285.00 | 1,622 | 38 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1Unweaned | 654 | 220.00/cwt | 220.00–220.00 | 1,439 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 661 | 246.00/cwt | 246.00–246.00 | 1,626 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 667 | 207.00/cwt | 207.00–207.00 | 1,381 | 28 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 678 | 246.00/cwt | 246.00–246.00 | 1,668 | 8 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 762 | 256.00/cwt | 256.00–256.00 | 1,951 | 15 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 785 | 256.76/cwt | 240.00–262.00 | 2,016 | 98 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 830 | 250.43/cwt | 236.50–253.25 | 2,079 | 408 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 842 | 211.00/cwt | 211.00–211.00 | 1,777 | 25 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 873 | 230.52/cwt | 224.50–234.50 | 2,012 | 198 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 903 | 201.00/cwt | 201.00–201.00 | 1,815 | 5 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 916 | 238.03/cwt | 226.00–239.00 | 2,180 | 66 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 960 | 230.72/cwt | 217.00–243.00 | 2,215 | 669 |
| Steers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 978 | 222.00/cwt | 222.00–222.00 | 2,171 | 9 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 1,010 | 218.83/cwt | 215.00–219.00 | 2,210 | 302 |
| Steers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,035 | 210.50/cwt | 210.50–210.50 | 2,179 | 21 |
| Steers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,194 | 182.85/cwt | 182.00–183.50 | 2,183 | 46 |
| Steers | — | Large 1 | 1,224 | 191.00/cwt | 191.00–191.00 | 2,338 | 18 |
| Steers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,292 | 188.50/cwt | 188.50–188.50 | 2,435 | 23 |
| Steers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,367 | 186.50/cwt | 186.50–186.50 | 2,549 | 12 |
| Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 271 | 337.67/cwt | 315.00–345.00 | 915 | 12 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 292 | 270.00/cwt | 270.00–270.00 | 788 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 315 | 310.00/cwt | 310.00–310.00 | 977 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 361 | 319.62/cwt | 305.00–327.50 | 1,154 | 36 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 396 | 237.00/cwt | 237.00–237.00 | 939 | 26 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 432 | 306.78/cwt | 285.00–316.00 | 1,325 | 49 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 439 | 295.74/cwt | 280.00–307.50 | 1,298 | 14 |
| Heifers | — | Medium 1 | 445 | 267.50/cwt | 267.50–267.50 | 1,190 | 6 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 462 | 209.00/cwt | 209.00–209.00 | 966 | 35 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 471 | 289.39/cwt | 270.00–305.00 | 1,363 | 42 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 471 | 284.00/cwt | 284.00–284.00 | 1,338 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 518 | 264.37/cwt | 252.00–282.00 | 1,369 | 24 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 2 | 523 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 973 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Full | 561 | 241.00/cwt | 241.00–241.00 | 1,352 | 7 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 564 | 259.08/cwt | 257.50–261.00 | 1,461 | 11 |
| Heifers | — | Medium 1 | 567 | 233.00/cwt | 233.00–233.00 | 1,321 | 13 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 567 | 219.19/cwt | 197.50–229.00 | 1,243 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 616 | 247.69/cwt | 239.00–252.00 | 1,526 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 695 | 245.50/cwt | 245.50–245.50 | 1,706 | 88 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 722 | 211.40/cwt | 209.00–214.50 | 1,526 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 723 | 244.84/cwt | 235.00–246.10 | 1,770 | 247 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 779 | 227.00/cwt | 227.00–227.00 | 1,768 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 788 | 218.00/cwt | 218.00–218.00 | 1,718 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 804 | 227.50/cwt | 227.50–227.50 | 1,829 | 69 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 822 | 223.00/cwt | 223.00–223.00 | 1,833 | 128 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 839 | 216.71/cwt | 214.00–226.00 | 1,818 | 48 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 871 | 218.22/cwt | 213.00–220.00 | 1,901 | 85 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 883 | 228.83/cwt | 221.00–231.50 | 2,021 | 297 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1Fleshy | 915 | 212.24/cwt | 211.00–213.50 | 1,942 | 301 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 927 | 214.21/cwt | 212.50–215.50 | 1,986 | 84 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1-2 | 936 | 208.90/cwt | 204.00–210.75 | 1,955 | 25 |
| Heifers | — | Medium and Large 1 | 979 | 215.36/cwt | 204.00–219.00 | 2,108 | 149 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 1,023 | 203.50/cwt | 203.50–203.50 | 2,082 | 23 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1-2 | 1,040 | 181.00/cwt | 181.00–181.00 | 1,882 | 9 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,077 | 176.00/cwt | 176.00–176.00 | 1,896 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 1,123 | 189.50/cwt | 189.50–189.50 | 2,128 | 16 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 1,156 | 186.00/cwt | 186.00–186.00 | 2,150 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,200 | 182.00/cwt | 182.00–182.00 | 2,184 | 5 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1Fleshy | 1,256 | 186.50/cwt | 186.50–186.50 | 2,342 | 19 |
| Heifers | — | Large 1 | 1,260 | 187.00/cwt | 187.00–187.00 | 2,356 | 9 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Bulls | — | — | 1,824 | 103.96/cwt | 101.00–106.00 | 1,896 | 4 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,023 | 112.08/cwt | 111.00–114.50 | 2,267 | 5 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,130 | 126.00/cwt | 126.00–126.00 | 2,684 | 1 |
| Bulls | — | — | 2,265 | 106.00/cwt | 106.00–106.00 | 2,401 | 1 |
| Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first | |||||||
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,098 | 53.41/cwt | 42.50–69.00 | 586 | 20 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,193 | 80.88/cwt | 75.00–86.50 | 965 | 29 |
| Cows | — | Lean 85-90% | 1,302 | 93.80/cwt | 91.00–97.00 | 1,221 | 23 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,395 | 116.00/cwt | 116.00–116.00 | 1,618 | 1 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,395 | 100.29/cwt | 98.00–104.00 | 1,399 | 3 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,504 | 110.87/cwt | 107.00–113.00 | 1,667 | 15 |
| Cows | — | Boner 80-85% | 1,554 | 78.09/cwt | 72.00–91.00 | 1,214 | 5 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,570 | 115.00/cwt | 115.00–115.00 | 1,806 | 2 |
| Cows | — | Breaker 75-80% | 1,705 | 93.00/cwt | 93.00–93.00 | 1,586 | 2 |
Compared to last week: A very large offering of yearling steers and heifers sold on a very active market, steers and heifers too lightly tested last week to make a good, accurate price comparison. Steer and heifer calves sold with a lower undertone, heavy rains last week have made for very muddy and soft ground conditions which had an effect on the calf market here today. Many long strings of high quality yearling steers and heifers in the offering, one string of nearly 800 head, allowed buyers to make full feedyard pens of uniform cattle from one outfit, many other full load and multiple load lots offered. Flesh condition ranged from moderate to moderate plus, few light fleshed. The quality of calves was a little uneven, which created an uneven market as buyers are not willing to chase the market to buy a calf without fall preconditioning shots, carrying too much flesh, or just not top quality. The market was active on those top quality calves, less active on the others. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls 3.00 lower.
| Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | — | 567 | 233.00 | 233.00 |
| 6 | — | 445 | 267.50 | 267.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 779 | 227.00 | 227.00 |
| 12 | — | 271 | 315.00–345.00 | 337.67 |
| 11 | — | 564 | 257.50–261.00 | 259.08 |
| 84 | — | 927 | 212.50–215.50 | 214.21 |
| 247 | — | 723 | 235.00–246.10 | 244.84 |
| 24 | — | 518 | 252.00–282.00 | 264.37 |
| 149 | — | 979 | 204.00–219.00 | 215.36 |
| 19 | — | 616 | 239.00–252.00 | 247.69 |
| 49 | — | 432 | 285.00–316.00 | 306.78 |
| 297 | — | 883 | 221.00–231.50 | 228.83 |
| 36 | — | 361 | 305.00–327.50 | 319.62 |
| 69 | — | 804 | 227.50 | 227.50 |
| 6 | — | 315 | 310.00 | 310.00 |
| 42 | — | 471 | 270.00–305.00 | 289.39 |
| 88 | — | 695 | 245.50 | 245.50 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 471 | 284.00 | 284.00 |
| 16 | — | 788 | 218.00 | 218.00 |
| 85 | — | 871 | 213.00–220.00 | 218.22 |
| 301 | — | 915 | 211.00–213.50 | 212.24 |
| 128 | — | 822 | 223.00 | 223.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 1,156 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| 23 | — | 1,023 | 203.50 | 203.50 |
| 16 | — | 1,123 | 189.50 | 189.50 |
| 9 | — | 1,260 | 187.00 | 187.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 561 | 241.00 | 241.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | — | 1,256 | 186.50 | 186.50 |
| 5 | — | 1,077 | 176.00 | 176.00 |
| 5 | — | 1,200 | 182.00 | 182.00 |
| Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 1,040 | 181.00 | 181.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | — | 462 | 209.00 | 209.00 |
| 23 | — | 523 | 186.00 | 186.00 |
| Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 567 | 197.50–229.00 | 219.19 |
| 48 | — | 839 | 214.00–226.00 | 216.71 |
| 19 | — | 722 | 209.00–214.50 | 211.40 |
| 25 | — | 936 | 204.00–210.75 | 208.90 |
| 14 | — | 439 | 280.00–307.50 | 295.74 |
| 6 | — | 292 | 270.00 | 270.00 |
| 26 | — | 396 | 237.00 | 237.00 |
| Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | — | 1,367 | 186.50 | 186.50 |
| 21 | — | 1,035 | 210.50 | 210.50 |
| 46 | — | 1,194 | 182.00–183.50 | 182.85 |
| 23 | — | 1,292 | 188.50 | 188.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 616 | 214.00–250.00 | 226.67 |
| 25 | — | 346 | 335.00–365.00 | 356.74 |
| 15 | — | 762 | 256.00 | 256.00 |
| 5 | — | 903 | 201.00 | 201.00 |
| 9 | — | 383 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 9 | — | 978 | 222.00 | 222.00 |
| 5 | — | 482 | 310.00 | 310.00 |
| 7 | — | 299 | 350.00 | 350.00 |
| 8 | — | 661 | 246.00 | 246.00 |
| 8 | — | 597 | 245.00 | 245.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | — | 422 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| 25 | — | 842 | 211.00 | 211.00 |
| 57 | — | 543 | 206.00 | 206.00 |
| 28 | — | 667 | 207.00 | 207.00 |
| 20 | — | 351 | 255.00 | 255.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | — | 562 | 282.50 | 282.50 |
| 10 | — | 291 | 395.00–415.00 | 402.79 |
| 38 | — | 623 | 250.00–285.00 | 260.38 |
| 669 | — | 960 | 217.00–243.00 | 230.72 |
| 32 | — | 524 | 292.50–312.50 | 298.99 |
| 56 | — | 471 | 280.00–335.00 | 311.60 |
| 28 | — | 379 | 330.00–375.00 | 357.07 |
| 13 | — | 440 | 325.00–340.00 | 332.95 |
| 198 | — | 873 | 224.50–234.50 | 230.52 |
| 408 | — | 830 | 236.50–253.25 | 250.43 |
| 66 | — | 916 | 226.00–239.00 | 238.03 |
| 8 | — | 678 | 246.00 | 246.00 |
| 98 | — | 785 | 240.00–262.00 | 256.76 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | — | 403 | 320.00 | 320.00 |
| 7 | — | 564 | 212.50 | 212.50 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 377 | 400.00 | 400.00 |
| Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | 562 | 248.00 | 248.00 |
| Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | — | 1,224 | 191.00 | 191.00 |
| 302 | — | 1,010 | 215.00–219.00 | 218.83 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | — | 654 | 220.00 | 220.00 |
| Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | — | 418 | 370.00 | 370.00 |
| Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | — | 1,554 | 72.00–91.00 | 78.09 |
| 1 | — | 1,395 | 116.00 | 116.00 |
| 3 | — | 1,395 | 98.00–104.00 | 100.29 |
| Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | — | 1,302 | 91.00–97.00 | 93.80 |
| 29 | — | 1,193 | 75.00–86.50 | 80.88 |
| 20 | — | 1,098 | 42.50–69.00 | 53.41 |
| Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | — | 1,570 | 115.00 | 115.00 |
| 15 | — | 1,504 | 107.00–113.00 | 110.87 |
| 2 | — | 1,705 | 93.00 | 93.00 |
| Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt | ||||
| Head | Wt range | Avg wt | Price range | Avg price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | — | 2,265 | 106.00 | 106.00 |
| 5 | — | 2,023 | 111.00–114.50 | 112.08 |
| 4 | — | 1,824 | 101.00–106.00 | 103.96 |
| 1 | — | 2,130 | 126.00 | 126.00 |